Joseph Mutebi

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Joseph Mutebi, a photojournalist for the popular vernacular
state-owned daily Bukedde, spent his afternoon trying to
file a complaint with the police in the capital, Kampala. "First they told me
the officer who assaulted me was based at another station, so I went there and
now they are telling me he is based at the police station where I originally
went. So I am confused. I think they are just playing with me." Mutebi's case
is not uncommon--both in terms of the constant threat journalists face from
Uganda's police force and the challenges they encounter trying to file a
complaint.

New York, March 29,
2012--Ugandan police officers attacked three journalists as they covered
the release on bail of jailed opposition leader Kizza Besigye on Wednesday,
according to news reports. The journalists are seeking medical treatment for
their injuries.